iReport is CNN's citizen journalism initiative that allows people from around the globe to share stories, pictures and video of breaking news. iReport is a good platform for people who want to show their side of the story. Submissions are not edited, fact-checked, or screened before they are posted, so users have to be careful about ensuring the authenticity of what they post and read over iReport. Stories that are verified by CNN show a verification mark and are approved for use on all of CNN's platforms. For people aspiring to become news reporters, iReport provides an excellent opportunity. As of January 2012, there were more than a million registered iReport members.[1]

Steps

If you do not have a story or news at present, go to the 'Assignment Desk'. Here you should be able to find current popular topics over which you can write an article and share it with CNN.

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Click on the 'Upload' button at the top right corner of the website to submit your story.

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Choose an assignment category from the drop down menu if you are writing an article about currently popular topics mentioned in there. Otherwise, leave it blank.

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Fill out the headline and description boxes with your report title and content respectively.

You can fill in additional information like tags and location also.

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Add media files for your report. Media files can include anything from images, video and audio. You can add as many as 10 media files; however, addition of at least one media file is necessary.

The size of total attachments should not be greater than 600 MB.

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Check that you comply with the terms. After filling out all the necessary information, you will have to comply with iReport terms and services and show this agreement by ticking the check-box in front of it. After it, submit your report.

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Check your for your report. Your report will be made live within 2 to 3 minutes of posting it.